Plant City, FL Trash & Recycling: Pickup Rules & Schedules (2026)
Key Facts
- Collection frequency
- Garbage on assigned weekday
- Find your day
- Contact Solid Waste Department
- Holiday shift
- 3 holidays; shifts that week
- Bulk pickup
- By request, 2-3 business days
- Set-out time
- By 6 a.m. on collection day
Summary
Plant City collects household garbage on your assigned weekday, with yard waste on Wednesdays. Confirm your collection day through the Solid Waste Department. When an observed holiday occurs, collection shifts to another day that week.
403.706 Local government solid waste responsibilities. — (1) The governing body of a county has the responsibility and power to provide for the operation of solid waste disposal facilities to meet the needs of all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county. Unless otherwise approved by an interlocal agreement or special act, municipalities may not operate solid waste disposal facilities unless a municipality demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that the use of a county designated facility, when compared to alternatives proposed by the municipality, places a significantly higher and disproportionate financial burden on the citizens of the municipality when compared to the financial burden placed on persons residing within the county but outside of the municipality. Howev
Full Breakdown
Plant City's Solid Waste Division collects household garbage in automated carts on your assigned weekday (routes run Monday through Friday). Set your cart curbside by 6 a.m. on collection day, arrows on the lid facing the street and within six feet of the pavement, and keep recycling, yard waste and bulk items separate from garbage. Yard waste is collected Wednesdays. Bulk items like furniture, appliances and tires are collected by special request, call Customer Service at (813) 659-4222 and items are typically picked up within two to three business days. There is no collection on Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas; collection shifts to another day that week. Confirm your exact day with Solid Waste at (813) 757-9208.
Violations & Fines
Set the city cart curbside by 6 a.m. on collection day, arrows on the lid pointing to the street and within six feet of the pavement.
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